Abstract: The present invention discloses a thermal pile sensing structure integrated with one or more capacitors, which includes: a substrate, an infrared sensing unit and a partition structure. The infrared sensing unit includes a first and a second sensing structure. A hot junction is formed between the first and the second sensing structures at a location where the first and the second sensing structures are close to each other. A cold junction is formed between the partition structure and the first sensing structure at a location where these two structures are close to each other. Another cold junction is formed between the partition structure and the second sensing structure at a location where these two structures are close to each other. A temperature difference between the hot junction and the cold junction generates a voltage difference signal. Apart of the partition structure forms at least one capacitor.

Abstract: Provided is a non-invasive prenatal testing method to test whether a target fetus has autosomal aneuploidy. The method includes: preparing control plasma samples and a target plasma sample; sequencing and obtaining the amount of total cfDNA and the amount of cfDNA of target chromosome k from each of the control plasma samples and the target plasma sample; respectively obtaining yk values from the control plasma samples and the target plasma sample, wherein each yk value is the ratio of the amount of cfDNA of target chromosome k to the amount of total cfDNA in each of the plasma samples; obtaining a mk value; obtaining a target Rk value, which is a normalized ratio of the target yk value to the mk value; and comparing whether the target Rk value is significantly different from the reference dataset.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunostimulatory nanocomplex. The immunostimulatory nanocomplex comprises polyglutamic acid (PGA), a first positively charged substance, a second positively charged substance and a dengue viral protein for holding the dengue viral protein inside. The immunostimulatory nanocomplex is characterized by having a nonuniformally and positively charge distribution along a radial direction thereof. The nonuniformally and positively charge distribution comprises a first electrically charged portion having substantially electrical neutrality, a second electrically charged portion surrounding the first electrically charged portion, and a third electrically charged portion surrounding the second electrically charged portion.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method of multiuser superposition transmission (MUST) method and a transmitter using the same method. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the disclosure is directed to a method of multiuser superposition transmission (MUST) method used by a base station. The method would include not limited to: determining a first bit stream to be transmitted; encoding the first bit stream to generate an encoded first bit stream which has a plurality of binary levels per symbol; determining a first encoding rate for each of the binary levels of the encoded first bit stream, wherein at least two of the levels of the encoded first bit stream have a different code rate; and attaching a first plurality of redundancy bits based on the first encoding rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biodegradable nanocomplex. The biodegradable nanocomplex comprises a first electrically charged substance, a charge-redistribution substance, a second electrically charged substance and a carried substance, for holding the carried substance inside. The first electrically charged substance and the carried substance have the same electrical polarity, and the biodegradable nanocomplex has a nonuniformally and positively charge distribution along a radial direction thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of radio coverage extension and a base station using the same method. According to one of the exemplary embodiments, the base station transmits system information in a radio frame through a broadcast channel and selects a payload structure of repetitive system information from a plurality of predefined payload structures that includes the first payload structure and a second payload structure. The size of first payload structure is greater than the size of second payload structure. The base station transmits within the same radio frame a plurality of the repetitive system information having the payload structure through the broadcast channel in response to transmitting the system information. If the first payload structure mode is selected, there are N1 repetitive system information. If the second payload structure is selected, there are N2 repetitive system information where N2 is smaller than or equal to N1.

Abstract: An example semiconductor wafer includes a semiconductor layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a layer of the metal disposed on the dielectric layer. An example method of determining an effective work function of a metal on the semiconductor wafer includes determining a surface barrier voltage of the semiconductor wafer, and determining a metal effective work function of the semiconductor wafer based, at least in part, on the surface barrier voltage.

Abstract: This invention discloses a memory control module and its associated control method. The memory control module includes a storage unit, an ECC unit, and a read/write control unit. The storage unit is to store a target data. The ECC unit includes multiple first encoders and a second encoder. The first encoders perform an encoding operation on the target data and generate multiple first sets of parity check bits, which comprise at least two lengths. The second encoder performs an encoding operation on the target data and the multiple first sets of parity check bits and generates a second set of parity check bits. The read/write control module converts the target data, the first sets of party check bit sets and the second set of parity check bits into a data format of a memory module.

Abstract: Map service techniques are described. In an implementation, text is received from an application for processing by one or more linguistic services. Based on service properties of respective linguistic services that are relevant to the application, particular linguistic services are designated to be available for use by the application and one or more other linguistic services are obscured from the application. A communication is formed to communication the text to a designated linguistic service.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a frame, a panel module and an adjusting pad. The frame has a supporting surface, and the panel module includes a substrate and a plurality of chips. The substrate is disposed on the supporting surface and has a bonding region at a side of the substrate. The chips are disposed on the bonding region, wherein the chips and the supporting surface are located at two opposite surfaces of the substrate. The adjusting pad is disposed between the supporting surface and the bonding region, and the thickness of the adjusting pad is gradually reduced from a center portion of the adjusting pad toward two sides of the adjusting pad. Another display apparatus, in which a frame and an adjusting pad are integrated into one piece, is provided.

Abstract: A method embodiment for forming a semiconductor device includes providing a dielectric layer having a damaged surface and repairing the damaged surface of the dielectric layer. Repairing the damaged surface includes exposing the damaged surface of the dielectric layer to a precursor chemical, activating the precursor chemical using light energy, and filtering out a spectrum of the light energy while activating the precursor chemical.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a frame, a panel module and an adjusting pad. The frame has a supporting surface, and the panel module includes a substrate and a plurality of chips. The substrate is disposed on the supporting surface and has a bonding region at a side of the substrate. The chips are disposed on the bonding region, wherein the chips and the supporting surface are located at two opposite surfaces of the substrate. The adjusting pad is disposed between the supporting surface and the bonding region, and the thickness of the adjusting pad is gradually reduced from a center portion of the adjusting pad toward two sides of the adjusting pad. Another display apparatus, in which a frame and an adjusting pad are integrated into one piece, is provided.

Abstract: A device, method and system for communicating data are disclosed. The method for communicating data is adapted for a base station, and the method includes grouping a data for transmission in a plurality of data subsets, in which the data for transmission includes a plurality of information bits, encoding the data subsets; modulating the data subsets, and transmitting the data subsets to a receiving device. A base station includes a communication protocol module grouping a data for transmission in a plurality of data subsets, in which the data for transmission comprises a plurality of information bits, encoding the data subsets, modulating the data subsets, and transmitting the data subsets to a receiving device.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method of radio coverage extension and a base station using the same method. According to one of the exemplary embodiments, the base station transmits system information in a radio frame through a broadcast channel and selects a payload structure of repetitive system information from a plurality of predefined payload structures that includes the first payload structure and a second payload structure. The size of first payload structure is greater than the size of second payload structure. The base station transmits within the same radio frame a plurality of the repetitive system information having the payload structure through the broadcast channel in response to transmitting the system information. If the first payload structure mode is selected, there are N1 repetitive system information. If the second payload structure is selected, there are N2 repetitive system information where N2 is smaller than or equal to N1.

Abstract: A detection device for detecting a state of a waste toner container comprises an optical sensor and an actuation member. The optical sensor comprises an emitting unit emitting an optical signal and a receiving unit receiving the optical signal. A space is provided between the emitting and receiving units, and the optical signal travels along an optical path from the emitting unit to the receiving unit. The actuation member is movably disposed between the emitting and receiving units. The actuation member in a first position interrupts the optical path of the optical signal; and the actuation member is moved by the waste toner container to a second position when at least a part of the waste toner container is placed in the space. The actuation member in the second position allows a passage of the optical signal. An image forming apparatus using such a detection device is also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a non-invasive prenatal testing method based on whole-genome tendency scoring and adapted to test whether a pregnant woman's fetus has autosomal aneuploidy. The method includes: creating a database of mk values which equal the averages of length proportions of health persons' chromosome k; obtaining the pregnant woman's and her fetus' chromosomal data yk from the pregnant woman's plasma; obtaining p values by the ratio of the yk values to the mk values; and analyzing p values to determine whether the target chromosome has chromosome aneuploidy. The comparable data is increased and thus test accuracy is enhanced by comparing the p values and the p values in a database. Due to an abundance of comparable data, the method of the present invention is accurate even when performed in the first trimester, such that pregnant women can know as soon as possible whether their fetuses' chromosomes are normal.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a backlight module, a panel module, and a plurality of double-sided adhesive tapes. The backlight module includes a bezel. The frame has a supporting surface. The panel module includes a glass substrate and a plurality of chips. The glass substrate is disposed on the supporting surface. An edge of the glass substrate has a bonding region. The chips are disposed at the bonding region. The chips and the supporting surface are respectively located at two opposite sides of the glass substrate. The double-sided adhesive tapes are disposed between the supporting surface and the bonding region. Each of the double-sided adhesive tapes is located at a gap between two adjacent chips.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a biodegradable carrier with adjustable zeta potentials and particle sizes, a method for making the same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. In such a method, a first solution comprising a first biodegradable macromolecule is prepared, and a second solution comprising a second biodegradable macromolecule is also prepared according to a desired zeta potential of a biodegradable carrier and further added into the first solution to form a mixture solution. The biodegradable carrier with the desired zeta potentials is formed by the attraction force between the different electric properties. Then, the mole number of the first biodegradable macromolecule and the second biodegradable macromolecule in the mixture solution are proportionally adjusted according to a desired particle size of the biodegradable carrier. Therefore, the zeta potential and the particle size of the biodegradable carrier are adjustable artificially.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a biodegradable high-efficiency dengue vaccine, a method for making the same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The biodegradable high-efficiency dengue vaccine comprises a biodegradable nanocomplex with electric properties holding a dengue viral protein inside. An organism has antibody responses after vaccination with the biodegradable nanocomplex twice. Accordingly, in comparison with the Alum adjuvant and Ribi adjuvant used in the traditional dengue vaccine of the prior art, the vaccination times in the present invention is decreased to further reduce the vaccination cost, so the biodegradable high-efficiency dengue vaccine is good for being a commercial vaccine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dengue vaccine, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, a nucleotide sequence, and an antibody composition. The dengue vaccine of the present invention includes chimeric nonstructural protein 1, which comprises N-terminus of DV NS1 from amino-acid residues 1 to 270 and C-terminus of JEV NS1 from amino-acid residues 271 to 352 (designated DJ NS1). Therefore, the dengue vaccine without autoimmunity according to the present invention is able to avoid cross-reactions with endothelial cells and platelets, and is able to shorten the bleeding time.